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Bahamas → Madagascar: Visa transformable en long séjour: Travailleur expatrié
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
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Required documents
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Transformable long-stay visa application form
RequiredThe completed, dated and signed form for the transformable long-stay visa, with a recent passport photo attached.
Source: Embassy of Madagascar in France, Expatriate worker transformable long-stay visa application form
Valid passport with blank pages
RequiredYour original passport, valid for more than 6 months after your planned return date, with at least two blank pages left at the time you submit your file.
Source: Embassy of Madagascar in France, Expatriate worker transformable long-stay visa application form
Purpose of travel
Employer's company registration documents
RequiredYour employer's company statutes, an extract from the Trade and Companies Register (RCS), and a copy of the company manager's ID or their residence permit in Madagascar.
Source: Embassy of Madagascar in France, Expatriate worker transformable long-stay visa application form
Employment authorization from the Ministry
RequiredAn employment authorization (Autorisation d'emploi) issued by the Ministry of the Civil Service, Labour and Social Laws through the EDBM. A mere receipt showing the application was filed isn't accepted, you need the actual authorization.
Source: Embassy of Madagascar in France, Expatriate worker transformable long-stay visa application form
Employment contract, visaed by the Ministry
RequiredYour employment contract, visaed by the Ministry of the Civil Service, Labour and Social Laws (Ministère de la Fonction Publique, du Travail et des Lois Sociales) through the EDBM.
Source: Embassy of Madagascar in France, Expatriate worker transformable long-stay visa application form
Travel
Return flight ticket or a changeable ticket
RequiredA copy of a round-trip flight ticket valid for at least one month, or a ticket that can be changed.
Source: Embassy of Madagascar in France, Expatriate worker transformable long-stay visa application form
Other
Any extra documents the embassy or consulate asks for
The issuing embassy or consulate can request further supporting documents beyond the standard list, depending on your situation.
Source: Embassy of Madagascar in France, Expatriate worker transformable long-stay visa application form
Apply for your resident's card within one month of arriving
RequiredThe visa you get before travelling is only valid for one month. You must apply for your resident's card at the Ministry of Interior's Immigration and Emigration Service within one month of arriving in Madagascar, using the same original documents.
Source: Embassy of Madagascar in France, Expatriate worker transformable long-stay visa application form
Certificate of change of residence from a French mairie
RequiredIf you're applying through the Embassy of Madagascar in Paris, a certificate of change of residence issued by a mairie (town hall) in France. A signed personal declaration, even one stamped by a mairie, isn't accepted in its place.
Source: Embassy of Madagascar in France, Expatriate worker transformable long-stay visa application form
Criminal record certificate (Bulletin N°3)
RequiredAn original criminal record certificate (Extrait de Casier judiciaire, Bulletin N°3), less than 3 months old.
Source: Embassy of Madagascar in France, Expatriate worker transformable long-stay visa application form
Why applications on this route get refused
Filing receipt submitted instead of the actual employment authorization
The form states plainly that a receipt showing an employment-authorization request was filed (l'attestation de dépôt) is not accepted, you need the authorization itself.
How to avoid it: Wait until the Ministry has actually issued the employment authorization before you submit your visa file.
Incomplete application file
The form states that any incomplete file will not be processed.
How to avoid it: Check every required document is included before you submit your application.
Missing the resident's card deadline after arrival
You must apply for your resident's card within one month of arriving in Madagascar. Missing this window can affect your legal stay.
How to avoid it: Book your appointment with the Immigration and Emigration Service as soon as you arrive.
Irregularities in how the visa was issued or is being used
Madagascar's immigration law lets a visa be withdrawn if there were irregularities in how it was issued, or in the conditions of admission or stay.
How to avoid it: Keep your situation (employer, contract, address) matching exactly what you declared in your application.
Sources
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